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Lee Foster’s Article about Author Monetization Published on “The Book Designer”

December 4, 2016 by Lee Foster

I have published a detailed article about writer/author monetization in the new self-publishing era. The article, “11 Top Tips for Making Money from Your Writing and Photography in 2017," is on Joel Friedlander's "The Book Designer" website blog. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Blog Article, Blogs, Book Promotion, self-publishing, Spotlight on BAIPA Members Tagged With: An Author’s Perspective on Independent Publishing, Joel Friedlander, Lee Foster, The Book Designer

Takeaways from August BAIPA Meeting — How to Monetize Your Book Content and More

September 1, 2016 by John Byrne Barry

BAIPA board member John Byrne Barry captured these key takeaways from the August BAIPA meeting, which featured the following three presentations: Lee Foster on How to Monetize Your Book Content More Effectively Bob Heyman on Getting Your SEO … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Book Promotion, other events, Public Speaking, Spotlight on BAIPA Members, tips Tagged With: Amazon Kindle, Bob Heyman, Lee Foster, SEO, Shari Weiss, Smashwords, social media

Lee Foster YouTube Video and PowerPoint Now Available from August BAIPA Talk

September 1, 2016 by Lee Foster

BAIPA board member Lee Foster gave a presentation at the August meeting on "Monetizing Your Book Content."  For anyone who missed the program, you can now view it on YouTube, and review the PowerPoint presentation. Videographer Howard Slater, also … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, ebooks, Public Speaking, self-publishing, speaking engagement, Spotlight on BAIPA Members, tips, video Tagged With: Amazon Kindle, CreateSpace, Lee Foster, Monetizing book content, Smashwords

Lee Foster Talks Monetizing, Publishes in China

June 30, 2016 by Lee Foster

I look forward to talking to BAIPA at 11am on August 13 about “Monetizing Your Book Content.” I plan to begin that talk with a teasing reference to the day in 1993 when my publisher wrote me a check for a windfall $28,000. Why did he do that? It was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Blog Article, Book Promotion, ebooks, marketing, printing, self-publishing, Spotlight on BAIPA Members, writing Tagged With: California Travel, Fiberead, Lee Foster, Northern California Travel: The Best Options., Travels in an American Imagination: The Spiritual Geography of Our Time.

Lee Foster Releases Revision of Book/E-book on Self-Publishing

June 4, 2016 by Lee Foster

Lee Foster has published his annual revision of his recent book/e-book about the independent publishing movement, titled An Author’s Perspective on Independent Publishing: Why Self-Publishing May Be Your Best Option.  The book can be seen … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Author Platform, BAIPA News, Book Promotion, ebooks, marketing, publicity, self-publishing, Social Media, Spotlight on BAIPA Members, tips, website, writing Tagged With: Amazon, An Author’s Perspective on Independent Publishing: Why Self-Publishing May Be Your Best Option, Lee Foster, Smashwords

Book Passage Has New Consignment Person

February 5, 2016 by Lee Foster

Recently Book Passage ordered a few of my California books for the Super Bowl sales period. This gave me a chance to meet the new manager of consignments for Book Passage, John Bessolo. He will be the contact person for all BAIPA folks who are indie … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, independent bookstores, marketing, tips Tagged With: Book Consignment Program, Book Passage, Lee Foster, Path to Publishing

BAIPA Member Lee Foster Reflects on Our Indie Publishing Innovations

November 25, 2015 by Lily O'Brien

Wondering where the independent publishing revolution is headed in the new year of 2016? Longtime BAIPA member Lee Foster has written an intriguing post on his website, describing many aspects of this revolution in publishing that have occurred here … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Blogs, Book Promotion, ebooks, Networking, publicity, Spotlight on BAIPA Members Tagged With: California Travel, Lee Foster

Lee Foster Speaking about Indie Publishing on Saturday, October 3 in San Francisco

October 1, 2015 by Lily O'Brien

Celebrated author and BAIPA member, Lee Foster will be the lead speaker this coming Saturday, October 3, 10:30am, at the San Francisco Bookbinders Museum.  Lee has published 14 books, ten with major national publishers and his latest four through his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Book Promotion, marketing, other events, publicity, Spotlight on BAIPA Members Tagged With: ASJA, Lee Foster

Lee Foster’s Article about Social Media in Self-Publishing is Featured in The Independent

September 1, 2015 by Lee Foster

Lee Foster’s expertise on social media in self-publishing is the subject of a recent article in The Independent, the monthly magazine for the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), which is the national equivalent to BAIPA (BAIPA is an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, marketing, Published articles, self-publishing, Social Media, Spotlight on BAIPA Members Tagged With: IBPA, Lee Foster

Video Wizards Complete July Program Video

July 26, 2015 by Jeffrey Samorano

The two video wizards—Dick Jordan and Allen Bronstein—who described and showed BAIPA members at our July meeting how to make achievable videos with a smartphone, have now edited the demo video they filmed there. For those who were not able to attend … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Radio or TV Interview, video Tagged With: Allen Bronstein, Dick Jordan, Lee Foster, Travels in an American Imagination iMovie, Video, YouTube

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UPDATE: BAIPA will continue to meet via ZOOM ONLY until it is safe to resume in-person meetings, which we are planning to try on May 6th, 2023 (see below for some initial info). Even when we decide to resume in-person events, we will continue the Zoom option. We are implementing all the recommended precautionary measures to keep our meetings private and safe for all participants. All members and visitors who register in advance will receive a link to attend via Zoom video conferencing. On the Friday evening before the meeting, we will send the link and … More

Current BAIPA members do not need to register for our monthly meetings. The night before the meetings, they will receive the Zoom info. However, members must log in to get a discounted ticket for workshops. 

Upcoming Events

BAIPA Monthly Meetings

IMPORTANT
BAIPA is now meeting on the first Saturday of every month via Zoom only for now. In general, if the first Saturday falls on a holiday or holiday weekend, we will meet on the second Saturday.

We are also having workshops on the third Saturday of every month (also via Zoom only for now. In general, if the regular monthly meeting moves to the second Saturday, then the workshop will be two weeks later.

Future Events

  • February 4th: Chris Morris on tax advice for authors
  • February 18th: WORKSHOP—Chris Morris on crafting systems for success as a writer
  • March 4th: Shelly Adina on how to sell more books using metadata
  • April 1st: Dave Farrow, Memory & PR Expert, shares his tips for memorable marketing and business success.
  • April 15th: WORKSHOP—Dave Farrow on helping authors position themselves for success after releasing their story
  • May 6th: HYBRID EVENT (In-person in Novato, CA + Zoom, followed by MEMBERS ONLY in-person celebration party) What every author needs to know about Amazon NOW

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